Article in paper today by bloody annoying mother

[kelway]

started to read an aritcle in paper today (DM), one of those mumsy articles, a women (middle class type) going on in the first paragraph about 'why are mothers blamed for everything' however i found i could not read much of it after her going into detail about how she had spent AGES making sure she had bought the best/hard to find perfect gifts for her children only to be rewarded on christmas day but her 7 year old dd freaking out having the most terrible tantrum moaning about how she (the mother) had forgotten to buy her a paperchase clip folder (despite her mother having bought what sounded to me to be a fantastic array of gifts) and that is was now the worst christmas and that she would never forgive her. the women went into detail of the sort of things that came out of her darling childs gob but instead of mentioning anything about how rude her dd was etc all she could say was something about feeling awful that she had forgotten the clip board and how she worried her dd would never forgive her, something about her (the mother) having to hide behind her sofa in shame....HELLO! i'm sorry but mothers like this drive me to distraction. Sounds to me like she has an over endulged procious brat who has never/rarely been told 'no'. due to the nature of what i do for a living (trader) which is in a very midddle class area which at the w/e is over run with their offsping we (other traders) watch in fascination as an abundance of these 'young trendy mothers and fathers' allow their kids to be so bloody rude and ill mannered, i bet this women's kid is a real bundle of joy. Needless to say i didn't read the rest of the article as i thought the women needed a good slap/shake. did anyone else read this?

I read this too in the Daily Mail and took a very cynical view. That writer can afford to give her child all that stuff and more besides because she is writing for the DM and earning more than is good for her or her family because suckers like me are buying the DM. So it's a vicious circle iyswim. Don't know what the answer is. I've been reading the Daily Mail since I was a child so I don't think I can give up now!
Another DM writer that gets my goat is Liz Jones but I suppose she needs a thread all to herself so I won't even start on that one. I've started skipping articles written by certain women and just reading the bits that don't raise my blood pressure.

I think she should feel guilty for creating a bit of a monster, not for not buying the Paperchase folder. There is NO WAY I would apologise to a child in that situation - you've lost the plot if you do. You point out all the other amazing gifts they've received and leave it at that. If the little brat really pushes it, tell her to do a bit of housework (hoover up, for instance) and they give her the £2.99 to buy it herself. That's what I'd do. And I wouldn't feel guilty one little bit.

OP, how many women wrote the article?

crosswordaddict - same as me!! i too have read the darn DM for years even though at times it makes my blood boil. one of the things i HATE about it is its scare mongering ie end of world scenarios or constant threat of cancer. i dread the Health supplement, always try not to read it but end up doing so and then worry about some mole or lump i might have (because of something i had read). i can't read john little john as he writes articles as if a 5 year old was trying to read it. i too think liz jones comes over as being a bitter bitchy type, no wonder the locals where she live don't like her (according to her i seem to remember reading once). i used to LOVE the lady who sadly died a few years ago although i cannot remember her name. she had a page i think on a wednesday, i used to LOVE her page, i wrote her a letter once telling her how fam she was and she sent me a letter back thanking me........can't believe i did that, was a saddo, i kept the letter though. she used to be quite vocal about the royal family, can you remember her name?

Kelway That was Lynda Lee-Potter who passed away a few years ago (three?) I agree she was brilliant.
Another one who infuriates me is Tom Uttley. He's clever and sharp but he's always writing about his brilliant sons who are costing him a fortune at school/uni and sound like dreadful spoilt brats. That really upsets me and I often want to write in and give him a reality check.
I also read Mail on Sunday (aren't I a saddo?) and am very disillusioned with Liz Jones in that too. I think we are baling her out of her financial mess. She is over-exposed as a writer, with one or two articles in every copy of DM. She is now cirticising the fashion trade, which SHE has promoted and boosted up over the years.What a hypocrite. (Hope she is not on Mumsnet!)Feel better after that rant!

hey crossword' - i thought of you today! i was at work (i do a market) and was reading the dm (i don't like it much at the weekend), anyway, i saw the small liz jones article and didn't bother to read it as i wasn't in the mood for bitchy critical reading and i thought of you as you don't like her!! YES, it was lynda lee-potter. she was superb, she had strong opinions that mirrored alot of mine only she was in a position to shout about them and alot of people didn't like what she had to say but alot of people felt the same as her only she actually dared to say the things, lovely. the women that replaced her ain't a patch on her although she does try, can't remember her name. my dh HATES the dm, in a way that i think is ridiculous but he hates it with a passion, although he isn't a guardian reader, he likes the times or the independant. he won't even buy me a copy of the dm if he is out and i ask him as he is too embarassed to be seen with it which i think is funny. i am a vintage dealer and recently aquired a 1950's large advertising board for the dm 'daily mail for the news that counts' and put it in his office by his desk, the look on his face when he saw it, brilliant, it now sits in what we call the 'Hub', ill never sell it, it's bloody brilliant

kelway
Your post has really made me laugh - can just see your DH being too embarrassed to be seen with the DM. He sounds a bit like my own DH - honestly men are so easily embarrassed - it's a hoot. Must go as have to be up early tomorrow.Am I sad or what? Bet you know all about early starts heh? I used to do carboots and collectors fairs before I had DCs.